The York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollar is a 50-cent commemorative coin minted in 1936 to mark the tercentenary of the founding of York County, Maine. The obverse shows Brown's Garrison, the
York County obverse
York County reverse
This sketch from The Proprietors of Saco was the basis of the obverse of the York County half dollar.
The York County half dollar's broad rims have been compared with those of the pine tree shilling.
The Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar or Cincinnati Music Center half dollar is a commemorative 50-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936. Produced with the stated purpo
Thomas G. Melish
Theodore Thomas
Cornelius Vermeule compared the Cincinnati coin with the Sesquicentennial half dollar.
Letter from Melish to a would-be purchaser of the half dollar